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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-27
Embarrassed with Riches.

A resident of Kansas who came
east this fail to see if New
York capitalists would not make him the
agent for loaning money out there at 10
per cent. was surprised when he was met
by the query:
IF 1 should place $4,000 Ia your
hands to be loaned out, what security
could you give?"
''Se-nrity? How?"
"Why, you might convert the money
to your own use."
Humph! l guess you've never been
out our way. I'm holdin' four different
offices and having an income of S13
week, and I conldn't reyel in any mere
iches if had EN-"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-27
A Preposterous Delay.
It'd Bits.

It'd BITS
In a lawyers Office:
"ThaDks for your explanations; but
what I desire to know is the exact time
that will be required to obtain my di-
vorce?"
II think, madame, that you may rely
upon haYi ng it within year."
"a year? That is absurd! Why, long
before that, as likely as not, my husband
and will have made it up again.
Miss Mary Butterworth, daughter OF the
Cincinnati congressman, was last winter
described as the prettiest girl in Wash
ington. This winter they call her the
wittiest girl at the capital.
The eastern standard time was Officially
adopted at midnight of Dec. 81, in Pitts
burg, and the length of the old year was
shortened by about 20 minutes, when the
city hall clock was reset.
A railroad conductor on the ST. Pau
road, during his first experience on Klp-
on's toboggan slide, lost the tail OF
$35 overcoat.
There 25,S10 doctors in Great Britain,
or one for every 1850 inhabitants. In
France the proportion is one for I,4oo;
In Austria. Germany and Norway, one for
every 500; in the United States. one for
every 600, while in Russia there is only
enc for s,S26.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-27

Ohio has lost comparatively few of its
military men and politicians. Among its
surviving military men are Sherman.
Sheridan, Rosecrans, Buell., Cox, Ewing,
Hayes, Noyes, Refer, Schenck, Force,
Hickenlooper. Mitchell, Auckland, Cowen,
Darlington, Robinson, Young, and Gros-
venor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-27

The business of exporting apples is
increasing. Two years ago 100000 bar
rels we're shipped from the port Of New
York; in 1885, 100000 barrels, and last
year, 349, 900 barrels.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-09-08

That is TO say, your lungs Also all
your breathing machinery. Worry won
dorful machinery % Is. Not only the Jar.
ger air-passagos, but tho thousands OF lit
tie tubes and cayites leading from tbom.
When these are ciogged and choked with
matter which ought no. TO bo there, your
lungs cannot holfdo their work. And
what they DO, they cannot do well.
Cell It cold cough, Group, pneumonia,
catarrh, consumption or any ofthe fam.
ily ofthroat and nose and head and lung
obstuctious, eli are bad. All ought to be
got rid Of There So just one sure way
to get rid OF them Inst e. to take Bos
choe's German Syrup, which any drug.
gist will sell you at Us cents a bottle.
Even h everything olse has failed you,
you may depend upon this for certain.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-09-08
The ives, virginia na,rroaa.

There is much speculation concern.
ing the outcome of the present trou'
BILE of the West Virginia Railroad
On all hands the anxious inquiry ia
heard, "What do you know of the
West Virginia RailroadY' and oil get
the same answer 81 don't know any.
thing" This is always supplement.
ted by another something like this
While / think the work will be de.
layed there can be little doubt that
it will be finished" No one seems
TO doubt this. 1t is a, common sense
view OF the matter. There is too
much money already invested to per.
NIT the enterprise TO abandoned.
There seems 20 be some misunder
standing amolg the directors and be-
tween them and the contractor, the
latter gentleman claiming that he
wants some changes and will proceed
at once when that is accomplished
Inasmuch as a majority Of the Board
are his friends and profess to be
ready to do his bidding, fhis is rath
er thin. The truth, in our opinion
Is that bis pocket book is dry and
he cant realize on the bonds and stock
Of the road as he had fOndly hoped
and makes this excuse 10 get a breath
ing spell
If this be the situation we trust
mr. Pitcairn may soon get his affairs
Strengthened up and 90 ahead with
the wOrk.-DOBtfAion.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-09-08

lou but could not tell what hid be.
come of its contents, and talk as she
would she could not convince the
young man that she had not drank
it. The young man declared that
while the question of temperan g was
an absorbing question still he didn't
think it possible that one o. its advo
Gates could absorb a whole bottle OF
whiskey in her lap without drawing
the cork.
The Journal of last week contains
an article by a Father in which he
makes the assertion that whisky is
being sold in Kingwood and its e;.
fects are seen almost daily in the
drunkenness of quite number Of
our citizens and some are often seen
Keeling on the streets, vending their
ways to and from the places where
the vile stuff is dealt out TO them
If this he true it is certainly an
alarming state of affairs and should
be speedily stopped. Whether it is
sold as beer or Jamaica il matters
not; it is q violation of the law and
those who know it is being sold should
inform the proper authorities of such
violation and give them the names of
those who are guilty. "a Father
Judging from his article. knows who
are guilty and il is his duty to go TO
the Mayor or Prosecuting Attorney
and make complaint instead of wait.
ing for the authorities TO hire detcc.
tives TO discover the culprits. That
expense could be saved and "A
Father would be doing what the pub
lie certainly expects him to do to pro.
tect it FROM a further injury. True
we have a prosecuting attorney, a
mayor and justice of the peace, but
it is certainly not their duty to turn
detectives to discover crime, but to
prosecute and punish all parties
charged with and convicted OF viola
tions of the law.
We believe that We are as strongly
opposed to the use of whisky for any
and all purposes as any person in this
county, and would unhesitatingly, 90
before the Mayor or grand jury and
indict anyone that we knew to be
selling whisky, but we do not think
it is the duty Of the officials to hire
detectives to do work our own citi.
zons arc afraid or ashamed to do.
Why do not those who know the
guilty parties come out like men who
are proud OF being opposed TO whisky
and tell the officers where TO look for
the offenders
This Father must be exceedingly
vigilant, He wcnld lead "a stranger
to believe that our town is a perfect
druukard's den, This is not true.
We arc about town. we think as much
as this Father is and have never vet
seen the drunken people 'reeling' on
our streets
We have always been under the
impression that our town was cxcep-
tionally free from this curse, and that
our young men, with certainly very
few exceptions. have always been
noted for their morality and sobriety
and 30 far as the officers are cor.
ccrncd, VIC have yet 10 hear of their
failure to do their duty when properl,
called upon concerning matters OF
this kind.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-09-08
Obituary,

On August q. 1887, Jacob Falk-
enstine, aged 81 years and 7 days.
The funeral services we're conducted
at the residence Of the deceased by
the Rev. j. w. Smith on Sunday at
2 p. M, after which the interment
took place at the Falkenstine grave
yard on the farm now owned by Da-
yid Moore. Uncle Jake had been
a consistent member Of the Evangel-
zeal Lutheran Church for over sixty
years, and died in full hope Of future
happiness. He leaves three aged
sisters, Mrs. Julia Kelly, Mrs. Sallie
Will and Mrs. Katie Soverns, and
three sons, Ethbell, Of GAINESVILLE,
Edmund and Richard, Of Bismark.
Dakota, and fifteen grand children 10
mourn his departure. His wife died
September IA, 1882, and since that
time Uncle Jake has been in rather
poor health. A par: Of the time JUST
before his demise his suHerings we're
intense, but he bore oil without a
murmur Among his last words
we're oh, Jesus, take me, and Je-
sus did take him, and perhaps while
] am writing these lines TO his mem
DRY he Is putting on a crown Of i'm
mortality and is singing with the
redeemed on the other shore.
q n O.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-09-08
Church Nafices.

Presbyte'iaR C,trch-Re0. Samuel Grd-
ham, Pastor. Preaching every alternate
Sabbath al 1890 a. IN aud 100 p. IN. Sun
day-school ut p. m. Prayer meeting
every wednesday evening at 1880 p. m.
lBGptisa Catreh.-No regular pas tor at
present.
e. Ch'srch.-No regular pastor at
present
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-09-08
County and State News.
Subscribe for the Argus.

Subscribe for the Argus.
We do all kinds of job work at
this office.
Morgantown is trying to organize
q military company.
The delicious bivalves are ripe but
we have not had any as yet.
Examination of teachers here yes
terday and to-day. Forty-seven ap.
plicants.
The assessed valuation Of b. & o
property in this county for 1878 is
500, 7o3.I2.
Careers Cleaner made its regular
monthly visit last week and is as in
teresting as ever,
. Born, unto MT. and Mrs. J. Frank
ManoWn, at Rowlesburg, last satur.
day morning, a boy.
Mrs. Walter Bell has been very
seriously i'll for several days. She is
some better at this writing.
Joseph WEIGH, aged about Is years,
died of typhoid fever at Newburg on
last Friday. Funeral on Sunday.
A number of the students who at
tended school here this summer are
in town attending the examination.
~ Rev. Dir. Graham, of Kingwood,
preached two sermons in the hall
over the council chamber last Sun.
day,-TrtbWne.
Still the old town booms! Grove
G. Jackson has broken ground pre-
paratory to building a fine residence
on Main street.
Harry Potter, our enterprising jew.
eier, has gone out of business for two
or three weeks until he gets his new
ptOrc.roOm completed.
The Morgantown District M. E.
Conference met at Rcedsville this
year. It began at o'clock Tuesday
and continued three days.
Mack Menear and Al Potter, our
enteT'rising painters, have again
tackled the courthouse. They will
complete it in few days.
The Acts of 1887 are now in the
possession of the clerk Of the county
court and all who are entitled TO a
copy should call and get It.
Rev. Shaw, of Burton, preached a
very able sermon in the M. +. Church
last Sabbath evening. He is a brother
Of Benz. Shaw, Of this place.
A young man by the name ofLong
wss' arrested in Parkeisbnrg last
week on the charge Of bigamy. He
now languishes in the Harrisville
Jail where he is awaiting trial.
After three months hard work We
have succeeded in having eight win.
dow panes put in the windows Of our
Office and a chimney built. Now we
are ready to make the smoke fly.
The married men and single men
Of town played a game of ball on
last Saturday at the Academy
grounds. Score 65 to a in favor
ofthe single men. The married men
have commenced regular practice 50
they can knock the Tunnelton team
out Of time next Saturday
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-09-08
SuONINGER ORoANs

SHONINGER ORGANS
Arc unsurpassed I'm durability AMI tono
qualities. TAey contain n chino of
thirty Swiss bells, with which the most
charming aud fascinating effects may 30
easily produced.
The Shoninger.ha beautiful Chin,
Catalogues. terms. or
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-09-08
IRE: Deltas, %; Preston, 0.
DIAMOND CURVES.

1t was gala day tor Rowlesburg.
Cheering was grand.
Phil Ayersman is the coolest play
er in the Delta club. You can't ex-
cite him.
Pickett did fine work on first, and
those who were slow to acknowledge
his ability as ball player were a
littlo near sighted.
John Coniff is not only a wonder
full pitcher, but he plays ball by in.
tuition. His mistake is that he don't
get in the league.
A good number of people would
liked to have seen Flanagan and
Wheeler run that foot race.
There is big Bob Hollis. Who
don't know the big-hearted, jolly Bob z
lie is the life of anything he is in.
We have few men in the county who
can play a clCverer game of ball than
Bob. 1t is really surprising to see
a man of his avoirdupois play with
the nimbleness he does. To para
phrase: The jolly Bob Long live
the jolly Bob
Qnery: What will the Deltas do
when Johnny leaves ?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-09-08
EAGLES VS.. JUNIOR BROWNS.

A very interesting game of ball
was played on the Tunnelton grounds
last Friday by the Eagles of King
wood, and the Junior Browns of
TGnnelton. The game was called at
2 o'clock with the Eagles at the bat.
After scoring two runs the home club
came to the bat and got four runs. In
tho next inning the Eagles scored
six runs and gave their opponents q
goose egg. In the third inning the
Browns put Davis in the box and the
Eagles batted him for seventeen runs.
In this inning the Browns got two
runs. After this inning the score
kept down pretty we'll on both sides.
Some very good playing was done on
both sides, although the score was al.
lowed to run up very high. At the
end Of the game the score was Ea.
giles, 45; Browns, SO. Percival Lantz
umpired the game,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-09-08

The match game OF base ball be-
tween the Deltas and the picked
nine of the county, at Rowlesburg ON
Saturday, was the game OF the sea.
son. While it is true the Deltas
completely shut the Preston club out,
it was nevertheless an excellent
exhibition Of ball playing. Espe-
cially is this so of the FIRST six in
nings when the score stood Z to o. IL
was in a great measure battle he.
tween the batteries and the Delta
battery won. ConiF is great
twirler. He has command of the
ball, and with his head-work, inge.
nuity, STRATEGY and skill he can fool
the best of them with his curves. It
was the first time the picked nine
ever faced such pitcher, knew moth.
lag about batting a curve ball, and
the nine had never practicod together
and consequently it could not be ex-
pected that they could play as good
n game had everything else been
equal. Phil Ayersman is a fine
catcher, and accurate base thrower,
and he and Conif have few equals,
we suppose, in the State, or the
picked nine, Donahue, Pickett, Par
sons, Flanagan and Scott were the
only ones who could hit Coniff. All
the rest famed the air in a way that
would have done credit TO fan mill.
Parsons and Flanagan make strong
battery They came next to Coniff
and Ayersman, so far as we have
seen. Parsons is undoubtedly fine
pitcher and he will make his mark at
no distant day. Had he been able
to pitch the nine innings the score
would have been different. The Pres
ton club would have been shut out,
but the Deltas would not have made
% runs.
Score: Deltas, %; Preston, 0.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-09-08
ADVERTISING RATES

Transient advertisements will be in
serted Tor 81 per inch for first insertion.
aud fifty cents per inch for each addition
nj insertion.
Personal communications inserted for
so cents an iuch.
Local notices cents per line.
Poetry cents per line.
Entered at Kingwood Post Office as
second class mail matter.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-09-08
Societies.

6nights Of Pythias. Lodge meets every
Tuesday evening at their hall over Al
brights store.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-09-08
STORY 4 CLARK ORHANS.

Those arc well-kuown and thoroughly
rehable tnStrumeuts,- tho metal
stop knob, which adds very much to the
appearance of an organ. Handsome
caso-pure, sweet tone.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-06
Diamond Dots.

"CAILED on account Of darkness" is
getting 10 be a chestnut.
OAsEr's hOlsry has been inci eased
by the Philadelphia management.
WARD's fielding average at short Is
.ol5, while that OF Glasscook Is .002.
DEAaEY has declined an offer from
Indianapolis. He wants 10 play with
the Nets or Brooklyns.
"MoSK" CLINE has been released by
Rochester on account oil the manage.
menfs wish 10 cut down expenses.
RoBERT PHTrIr, tho crack third
baseman oithe WilkelbarTe PA club,
has been sold 10 Chicago for $500. lie
Join the Chictgos at Philadelphia.
sscE he Joined indianapolis Tom
Brown has fallen from flly.eigbth
place In batting 10 seventeen. His
il9ldlng has also dropped. He eeemg
10 be taking desperate chances.
JcE CRoTrY Ia the beat coacher seen
here in many a day. He watches run.
ners with an eagle eye, and never
stands on the base lines making Z
monk ~ Of him8eli 10 gain the appliance
Of tbs grand stand. Another thiue
about Joe, he IL a mighty useful m an
10 have at the bat when runners arc
on second and third.-Birmingh ham
Herald.
A oANE Of ball was played wednes
day al Iahpeming, Mich, between III,
Negaunes aud Ishpeming teams. tn,
umpire was q Negaunee man. In III,
tanih inning the score stood 10 70 10
Then the umpire made . decision
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-06
Charleston =, Birmisgbsm q


CHARLRsroE, s. o., September g.
Tho MSroons lost the game by care.
lees playing and Intellectual batting
In the frst three innings. In the
dnl inning the locals got four his
of wrbber, including three Dagger,
with total Of three runs. In the
third hey made two runs entirely
on Wild throws aud mufis after the
third the visitors got down TO work
and the game becams interesting.
For throo innings Smith kept them
drawing 10 zero, rot q man IN the
team succcr ding In batting him. In
the l1nrih Dutiee raped a ball clean
over center lid fence for a home ron,
but tie others failed 10 hi, s'lhoug1
they got q man on base. In the
seyOGih the vitiiors found smllhs de.
livcfy and commenced 10 rap him very
clottly. Hays got bit ard toored
on Webber's hit. Snyder also hit cafe,
mixing two on baees and two out.
Theu Dohse came 10 the bat amld the
pla1dls NJ the audience, and cent q
Ions ay % centfr field which brought In
two runs aud would have counted AZ 4
three baIger bat for the fact that UafI
gol uoder Il and failed TO hold Il.
DuIes perishcd a, home plate by 4
eose decision, ard this ended Biz.
minghpm'e chancea. Score:
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-06
MetropoIItann O. 81 Louis s.

.
New York, September 5.-rhe Met
ropolitans took the first inning at thu
bat in their game with st. Louis to.
day, and the way in which they
promptly began to hammer the ball
made the delighted crowds sure Of
victory. After Hogan went out on a
fcul fly to Boyle and Radford got his
base on Caruther's muff OF h low fly,
OBien hit safely, Jones raped for
two bssse, Hankinson followed
O'Brien's example and Donohue made
a double almost as fast No King pitched
the ball. They got four earned runs.
The st. Louis boys tied the score In
the seventh inning. Ia the eighth the
Nets made one more and that was all.
Weidmsn did the business; his pitch.
ing was mastery. After him Latham
was the most honored by q marvellous
catch Of foul from Gerhardt's bat.
Lsthsm's base stealing was also
cheered. Welch IL still laid up from
the blow he got yesterday. Attend.
ance, $500. Score:
Mets-.".-..........5 0 0 0 0 100 l 0-6
st. Louie. ..........l 90 l l l 0 0-5
E,rned runs-Mets 8, Sc. Louis 2
Two base hits Latham, 0'Neill 2, Ca
ruthers, Jones, Donohue. Three base
hit--Robinson. Double plsys-Rad-
ford, Gerhardt and 0'Brien, Hogan
and Donohue. Base on bslls-Caruth.
ere, Robinson, Hogan, Donobue. Base
ON errors-Mets 4, st. Louis 8. Struck
out-Kuouf 2, King2. Passed balls
Boyle 2, Donohue 2. Time-0ne hour
ard forty five minutes. Umpire Fergu-
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-06
Association tsesiisg.

EKw YoRr, September b.-The iol'
lowing representatives Of American
Association clubs met at the Fifth
Avenue hotel today: Chris Won Der
Abe, Of st. Louis; ]. II. vanderhoss
and W. N. Barnie, Of Baltimore; two
Simmons, Of Philadelphia Q. b. Ryan
and Joseph Boyle, Of Brooklyn; w.
A. WaiIous and or. Caylor, Of the
the MeiTopolitans; Jack Phelps, OF
Louisville, III. Robinson and ID. A.
williams, Of Cleveland, and President
Wikoh, Of Cincinnati, by proxy.
After they had been In secret session q
short time Manager Caylor came out
somewhat red Ia the face and an-
nounced that he had been "hred," 40
ne expressed II. BesideB being man.
aver II the Mots he is q newspaper
correspondent and the meeting ssked
him TO pledge himself not TO reveal
The proceedings. This he declined 10
do, whereupon he was requested 10
withdraw. lie did 30. having first
resigned bis honorary membership in
the association.
After being In session several hours
the association adjourned, and IL was
announced that the percentage plan
had been adopted. Under the nav
rule the visiting club is TO receive
30 per cent Of the gate receipts, bu!
no matter what the attendance, the
visiting club shall receive q guarantee
Of $3.50.
The members were In good humor
over their work, as 81. Louis will there.
by be retained In the association In.
stead Of log over 10 the league. In
connection with the percentage plan
the resolution was adopted that any
club refusing 10 play aAcheduls game,
or 10 finish Q game when ordered by
the umpire, should be- fined $500. the
cum TO be deducted from their receipts
at other games until the whole is paid
up. The 6ne Is TO be paid TO the club
suffering lols al the hands Of the visit.
ing club.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-06
THEY CAN'T DO IT.
Memphis Again Knocked Silly.
She il the TeDderest Kind OF Neat
for New Orleans.
smith IL Fearfuily Batted by The
Crescent city Boys.
chicago Defeats Detroit--t h arIcston
Downs The Iron Makers
base Hall Cos
stp-Turf.

"TRSsJN," the we'll known CORE
spondent, and who Is authority on ali
matters pertaining to base ball, writes
the APPEAL ss follows: "a more con.
iemptiblo Misrepresentation Of facts
could not have been conceived, except,
perhaps, in tho fertile ~ brain OF the
present news gatherer Of that wind
bag, the Sporting Life, as given In this
weeks issue Of that journal, under
the heading Of News and Comments
It is as follows: The Memphis clubs
scheme would appear to be to sell lie
best men and finish the season
with scrub team in order to hold
its franchise and secure q whack nj
the gusrantte fond" The only PLAYER
sold was Davy Force, and this was
brought about partially through his
solicitations. The directors dieliked TO
hold him sgainst his will, aud tho
gentleman now admits that he WIS
rather hssty in bis conclusions, hav.
ing anticipated an early dissolution Of
the League. had Des Moines delayed
their acceptance of his terms six hours
longer, telegram would have been
forwarded, declaring tie deal of. The
telegram had already been written,
with Mr. Forces approOaI. Offers
have been made time and sgain for
other players, bu. they empbatically
declined any aud all propositions, or,
II negotiations we're ever entered into,
figures made were so high as to bar for,
ther proceedings in the matter.
These who question the veracity
OF the above statement can be easily
enlightened by communicating with
any OF the team. / heartily concur
with our neighbor, the Crescent City
management, 10 advocating the per
centnge system. Had it received ia.
vorable consideration last season the
balance, In my mind, would in eev-
eral cases have been on the other side
OF the ledger. As experience mAkes
master, suppose We profit by II and
adopt q plan that would be bene.
Hcisl 10 ali clubsin the iusure forming
the Southern Leaeue. The .reservs
movement, although in embryo, ptill
gives rise 10 much discussion, and Is
an earnest Of what may be expected
OF tho minor leagues during their
meetings after the cloee OF the season.
There are surely breakers ahead.